to hire

HSK 4

한자 분해

Usage of

The character primarily means "to rent" or "to lease," commonly used when referring to renting property, vehicles, or equipment. It can be used both for the act of renting from someone (tenant perspective) and renting out to someone (landlord or owner perspective).

Common Collocations

  • (zū fáng): rent a house or apartment
  • (zū chē): rent a car
  • (zū jīn): rent payment

These collocations are very frequent in daily conversations about housing and transportation.

Notes on Usage

When using , the object is usually the item being rented, such as (house), (car), or 办公室 (office). The verb can be followed by (to) when indicating renting out to someone, e.g., 朋友 (rent to a friend).

Avoid confusing with (chūzū), which specifically means "to rent out" or "to lease out" from the owner's perspective. is more neutral and can be used for both renting and leasing actions depending on context.

예문

我们打算租一套公寓住。

Wǒmen dǎsuàn zū yī tào gōngyù zhù.

We plan to rent an apartment to live in.

他把车租给了朋友一个月。

Tā bǎ chē zū gěi le péngyǒu yī gè yuè.

He rented the car to his friend for a month.

租房合同需要仔细阅读。

Zū fáng hétong xūyào zǐxì yuèdú.

The rental contract needs to be read carefully.